I’ve got a couple of hours to kill tomorrow morning in Manchester city centre. Where are the best places to go for coffee? I’ll be walking from Piccadilly Station to Spinning Fields.

Foundation. That’s on you route – Northern Quarter

Bit on the trendy side mind.

Edi. Couple of bike shops nearby too!!

http://www.ezraandgil.com/contact despite the hipster website it’s a good place to chill. Near keep pedaling too.

Eastern Bloc Records gets my vote.

I’m in Manchester every few months so have tried a few places, but this is where I’ve settled on.

Good coffee & cake, plenty of records to browse/chat about with the staff who have always been lovely.

http://cyclefit.co.uk/bikes/custom pop in here for a ogle too before or after your coffee.

Then there’s always Rapha….

There’s a Ziferblat in Manchester. pay 6p/minute, coffee, cake and loads of other stuff free. On Edge Street in the Northern Quarter.

Rapha – behind St Ann’s Chuch in St Ann’s Square is more or less right on the way between Picc and Spinningfields.

NQ is a bit more out of the way but North Tea Power (Tib Street) is very good.

Lunya, Deansgate.
Barton Arcade is quite cool too, retro trainer shop (if you’re under 35 or don’t give a crap) and not too far from the Rapha shop or the Pinarello shop.

Thanks for the recommendations. It’s always good to try somewhere new and avoid the big chains. Rapha was my back up option.

I’m currently in Ezra & Gil. So far, so good.

Teacup cafe in Northern Quarter is a favourite of mine. Mr Scruff is a part owner, or something like that. Great range of teas and cakes. No idea about coffee

nearer spinningfields, there’s also very very good coffee (beans from heart and graft roasters in salford, some of the best i’ve bought) to be had at grindsmith, on deansgate (in the great northern complex). then pop over the road to ogle pinnarellos at the bike rooms, if that’s your kind of thing.